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New comment by theduncan in "PowerPC 601 Support Being Retired in Linux 5.10 – The First 32-Bit PowerPC CPU"

theduncan — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 20:11:33 +0000

from the article.

  "The PowerPC 601 code also requires special handling from the rest of the PowerPC 6xx support still within the kernel, thus it's a maintenance burden."

so yes some differences.

New comment by theduncan in "IBM is splitting itself into two public companies"

theduncan — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 19:37:33 +0000

Also look at Braeburn Capital.

It is a hedge fund owned by apple, it has at least $237B under management.

New comment by theduncan in "Judge Tells Uber Lawyer: ‘It Looks Like You Covered This Up’"

theduncan — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 16:18:16 +0000

He asked on Tuesday, how is he meant to believe anything they say?

Its not the first time they have mislead the court.

New comment by theduncan in "Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile"

theduncan — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:57:44 +0000

Microsoft was there before Apple and Google. Remember Windows Mobile 6

New comment by theduncan in "Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile"

theduncan — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:48:26 +0000

I think the closest real analogy to what your thinking is Amazon, where they sell things like the Kindle line of items, close to price. In the hope that you buy more stuff from them.

Look at the fire tablets, you have a 7" for $50, there is no way there is any profit in that price.

New comment by theduncan in "Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile"

theduncan — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:34:37 +0000

I remember the HD7, I was eyeing it off for a while, I could buy one, I just couldn't find a phone store near me that would let me try one. I moved to Android and the HTC Desire HD.

I had been a Windows Mobile 6.1 user.

New comment by theduncan in "Why can't the IT industry deliver large, faultless projects quickly?"

theduncan — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 12:01:29 +0000

Few people see IT as anything but a cost, When companies run a tender, they go with the lowest cost bidder.

Companies that bid, also have twisted priorities, the people who do the bidding, aren't the people that have anything to do with the project, they more onto the next bid.

New comment by theduncan in "Judge blasts Waymo v. Uber lawyers, delays trial until December"

theduncan — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 03:18:23 +0000

Also Judges can request cases, and it might be that since he understands what the tech mumbo jumbo is, he got the case.

New comment by theduncan in "Due Diligence Report on Otto and Anthony Levandowski"

theduncan — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 17:52:10 +0000

This screams of shifty dealings.

New comment by theduncan in "Alibaba is leading a $27M investment in MariaDB"

theduncan — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 19:06:49 +0000

I don't know if Monty has anymore kids to name databases after.

Monty is the one who first created MySQL, and later foked MySQL to create MariaDB. There is also MaxDB, but it looks to be a SAP product.

New comment by theduncan in "Google signs agreement with HTC"

theduncan — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 03:21:15 +0000

It sounds like the HTC Pixel Team, minus the management people.

New comment by theduncan in "Steve Jobs reviews the iPhone X"

theduncan — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 19:17:32 +0000

The Essential Phone, did the same thing with the front facing camera, placing it there, is a nice design choice, but apple wow, do you need that much space?

Also gone is the design compromise that was the home button.

New comment by theduncan in "It appears my Google account is slated for deletion"

theduncan — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:00:44 +0000

This is why I have my own domain. I saw my use of my @gmail address as an issue a decade ago.

New comment by theduncan in "Alphabet Finishes Reorganization with New XXVI Company"

theduncan — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 05:40:52 +0000

If they were going to do this, they would have pulled the advertising out of google.

This would drop what Google makes, but would also reduce what Google can be fined in the EU.

*edit, I mean the legal entity that sells the ads. DoubleClick, adsense,...

New comment by theduncan in "Kim Dotcom Spying Operation Was Illegal, NZ High Court Rules"

theduncan — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 17:42:39 +0000

The problem for his case is, he is fighting in New Zealand for how the case is made, but the real case is in the US.

The US Authorities haven't followed the New Zealand Law before, why would they follow it now? They didn't break the law in using GCSB, why should their case be affected?

Just because they illegally took the evidence collected? Than they would have closed the case before now.

New comment by theduncan in "Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber is going to trial, judge rules"

theduncan — Fri, 12 May 2017 13:05:48 +0000

I am surprised Google hasn't tried a Sergey Aleynikov, on him yet.

New comment by theduncan in "Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber is going to trial, judge rules"

theduncan — Fri, 12 May 2017 13:02:44 +0000

You Don't talk about the Battle of Brisbane.

New comment by theduncan in "Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber is going to trial, judge rules"

theduncan — Fri, 12 May 2017 12:48:44 +0000

I don't think so, Levandowski would be up on criminal charges or pleaded guilty to get a lesser sentence. Either way if if there is any truth in it, no one is going to hire the guy ever again.

read up on Sergey Aleynikov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Aleynikov and there was no malice in that one.

New comment by theduncan in "Steve Ballmer serves up a data trove about government spending in the US"

theduncan — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:04:54 +0000

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New comment by theduncan in "Patent Owner Can’t Use Foreign Court Order To Block EFF From Speaking Out"

theduncan — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 08:00:11 +0000

Yes, But the time would be served in Australia, and Australia doesn't see corporations as people.